The Farewell Drifters come to Stecoah

The 2010 “An Appalachian Evening” season comes to an end on Saturday, Aug. 28, with one of Nashville’s most exciting new acts. The Farewell Drifters perform at 7:30 p.m. at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center.

“An Appalachian Evening” was named a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society in 2008 and is a featured event in the Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary community spotlight. The concert is preceded by two dinner seatings, served family style at the Stecoah Kitchen. Dinner seatings are at 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Reservations are required. Call 828.479.3364. Tickets can be purchased at the Stecoah Gallery, by phone, or at www.stecoahvalleycenter.com. Come early and shop for fresh local produce and art at the Stecoah Tailgate Market from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. before the show.

The Naturalist's Corner

I had originally intended to spend today (Monday, Feb. 16) doing a couple of short surveys for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. But Sunday morning amid more and more (and more and more dire) weather forecasts warning of some pretty heavy winter weather coming our way I began to contemplate counting Sunday instead. Around 9 a.m. Sunday I peeked out the downstairs window. Well, in my yard were 17 wild turkeys. It looked like a large group of jakes and gobblers.